Every place where we fish or hunt, where we take
our families to get outdoors, and where we seek solitude and escape from
our daily lives is special.
When
Trout Unlimited began looking at the risks that rapidly expanding shale
gas drilling operations in the East could pose to public lands, we knew
we had to bring attention to these special places. Thanks to the help
of many local TU volunteers working hand-in-hand with TU staff, we're
pleased to present the
Ten Special Places report, a TU initiative that tells the story of some of these great public places and why and how they should be protected.
For the 8.8 million hunters and anglers who fish
and hunt in the Central Appalachian region, industrial-scale energy
development encroaching on public lands is a big deal. In its
Ten Special Places report,
TU takes a deeper look into these public places, outlining the
potential risks posed by gas drilling operations and providing
recommendations to promote responsible energy development. Already
there have been wins, such as the announcement earlier this autumn that
no additional lands of the George Washington National Forest would be
leased for oil and gas development.
Thanks to volunteers such as you, TU is able to
be an active participant in this and so many other important issues.
Join us by learning more today.
Sincerely,
Mark Taylor
Trout Unlimited
Eastern Communications Director
Trout Unlimited
Eastern Communications Director
Mark can be reached through the CONTACTS PAGE of tu.org.
